Lee Pace for the win!

As someone who finds the glow of a television infinitely more appealing than the smell of a book, I get uber-excited when a tome I’ve read/loved gets a second life on screen. It doesn’t happen often (“Running with Scissors,” “The Bone Collector,” “Shutter Island” are the only ones that come to mind) but still, it makes me feel like a well-versed sonofagun when it does.

But today’s announcement that Augusten Burroughs novel, “Sellevision,” is being primed for a slot on NBC’s schedule next year comes with an added bonus — it’s being adapted by Bryan “Pushing Daisies” Fuller! That’s like someone saying you’ll not only get free ice cream for life, but it will be delivered by shirtless hotties!

And since the great Bryan has already featured Lee Pace in both of his beloved TV shows — “Pushing” and “Wonderfalls” — I’d like to toss his hat into the ring as a contender to play the role of Max Andrews. He’s the only man working at Sellevision, a Home Shopping Network-like channel the book revolves around.

Or should I say, worked at — because the book starts off with Max getting fired for accidentally flashing a bunch of children his “Showcase Special” on national television. Although after two tumultuous trips with Bryan through network nightmares, I could understand Lee’s trepidation at giving another series the old college try.